Top Destinations : Chicago, IL

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Downtown Chicago is enclosed by the continuous hum of the elevated trains, commonly known as the "El." Within the loop of the El is the core of downtown, home to the Sears Tower, the Art Institute, Grant Park, Navy Pier and Millennium Park.

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The northern tip of Chicago houses the Magnificent Mile, stretching from the Chicago River to Oak Street on Michigan Avenue. Another notable landmark in this area is the 100-story tapered John Hancock Center, which includes apartments, offices, shopping, a hotel, ice rink, restaurants, and radio and television facilities. The Magnificent Mile area hosts the Chicago Tribune offices, the Water Tower, the lavish Drake Hotel and Chicago’s prime real estate overlooking Lake Michigan. O’Hare International Airport is located 18 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.

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The northern tip of Chicago houses the Magnificent Mile, stretching from the Chicago River to Oak Street on Michigan Avenue. Another notable landmark in this area is the 100-story tapered John Hancock Center, which includes apartments, offices, shopping, a hotel, ice rink, restaurants, and radio and television facilities. The Magnificent Mile area hosts the Chicago Tribune offices, the Water Tower, the lavish Drake Hotel and Chicago’s prime real estate overlooking Lake Michigan. O’Hare International Airport is located 18 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.

Tourists flock to the southwestern area of Chicago, where they can visit Soldier Field, McCormick Place, Comiskey Park and the Museum Campus. Chinatown and Hyde Park can be found in this area, as well as the Field Museum of Natural History, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium. Midway Airport is located 10 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

A prosperous neighborhood, the Gold Coast sits on Lake Shore Drive. The second-wealthiest urban area in the United States after the Upper East Side in New York City, the Gold Coast consists mainly of high-rise apartment buildings. Located just north of the Loop, the area boasts a fascinating historic district.